Ordering of Sentences: Test-2

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Direction for Individual Question In each questions, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.

Ordering of Sentences: Test-2

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Question 1

S1: Bacteria in the mouth can cause bad odour and painful tooth decay. S6: Toothpaste advertisements are truthful when they advise us to brush regularly. P: Children's eating habits leave them prone to tooth decay. Q: They grow in food particles left between teeth. R: They often eat sweets and other items between meals. S: Therefore, regular brushing after every meal eaten at home is essential. The correct sequence should be

A

PQSR

B

QPRS

C

RSPQ

D

QRPS

Question 1 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QPRS.
‘They’ (Q) represents the bacteria (S1). P talks about children and their eating habits. R extends P further (‘They’ stands for children). S provides an advice for the same.

Question 2

S1: What kind of India are we working for and what kind of world? S6 : Some small part of that dream has come true, but not in the manner I had imagined, and so much still remains. P: Surely not, if there has been any truth in us and in our professions. Q: Here in this city of Allahabad my boyhood and youth were spent in dreaming dreams and seeing visions of India's future. R: Was there any real substance in those dreams or were they merely the fancies of a fevered brain? S: Are hatred and violence and fear and communalism and narrow provincialism to mould our future? The correct sequence should be

A

PQRS

B

QRSP

C

SPQR

D

SQRP

Question 2 Explanation:

The correct sequence is SPQR. After the question in S1, S puts up a question. P puts up an answer for it. Q talks about what he dreamt of. R questions about the dream mentioned in sentence Q.

Question 3

S1: A devastating earthquake had hit Mexico city. S6 : The condition of 1000 others was reported unsafe. P: Fifty more were later judged danqerously close to falling. Q: The quake's force was measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale. R: In four chaotic minutes, an estimated 250 buildings collapsed in downtown Mexico city. S: It was the world's most severe quake since the quake in Chile last March. The correct sequence should be

A

SRPQ

B

QSRP

C

PQSR

D

RPQS

Question 3 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QSRP.
S1 introduces earthquake in Mexico as the central idea of the passage. Q gives away a fact related to the quake. S talks about the severity of the quake. R extends the idea in S. P extends R by telling that ‘fifty more’ (buildings) were judged close to falling.

Question 4

S1 : One of the odd-looking birds of the ocean is the penguin. S6 : With the aid of flippers they can dive into the water. P: Penguins cannot fly. Q: It is found in the cold regions of the Antarctic circle. R: Their wings have been changed into swimming flippers. S: They use them like oars. The correct sequence should be

A

PQRS

B

QPRS

C

RSPQ

D

QRSP

Question 4 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QPRS.
S1 talks about penguins. The ‘it’ in Q refers to the penguins. P talks about the flying ability of penguins. R further explains P. The ‘them’ in R refers to the wings of the penguins.

Question 5

S1 : William Cowper was born in 1731 at the rectory of Berkhamstead. S6 : He left Westminster in 1748. P: From both sides (mother and father) he was well-connected. Q: He was the son of a country rector. R: Cowper was sent to a boarding house at the nearby village where the bullying brought on a nervous inflammation of the eyes. S: He then moved to Westminster School, where he was reasonably happy. The correct sequence should be

A

PQRS

B

PRQS

C

RSQP

D

QPRS

Question 5 Explanation:

The correct sequence is QPRS
S1 introduces William Cowper. Q tells more about him. P talks about his family relations. R talks about his life away from home, and that he was bullied at the boarding house. S tells that he later moved to Westminster School.

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